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HENRY A.;WISE woon er NEW 'YORK,-

1\I. Yl, nssronon T0 woon NEWSPAPER I MAGHINERY'CORPOBATION, or new YORK;1\LJY., A CORPORATION or VIBGINIA' NEWSPAPERJEBINTING MACHI E 7 Application filed October 28, 192,-seri' 1 No.' 1 4 4,877 Renewed Mareh 11,,1930.

This invention relatesto a complete print-- ing machine. adapted especially *Ior use for printing large daily papers such as are produced usually in'the cities of the larger size outside of the few largest cities of the coun- The principal objects of the invention are to provide acomplete press, driven one unit from another, in alignment, so as to take up comparatively small space laterally and secure exact synchronism in operation of all the parts of the press, namely the differentpress 1 units and folder; to avoid the transmission f'of power from one unitito another through gears, belts, or chains; to. design the presses and folder so that their frames can be made up of separate parts united and joined to the, other units without finishing the adjacent parts and avoiding the productionofnoise' by the'vib'ration of "the elements; to provide a construction which can be setlfiat 'on 'the floor and require no pit and thus reduce ,thecost of installation and avoid the accumula= tion of oil and metal which adds to the fire risk; to v provide a "simple ,mechanism for taking the weight of the webroll and braking rollto the folder located out of the way; at the V v top, of the frame and'not adding anything to the floorspace required iandfin general to 5 means forvi'bratin-g the latter v 7 7 Figl 13 isa side view of thevfolder 7' 1 [L fFiga'llq is an "enlarge-dg view of a part of 3 -1 i the same with the fan reversed; 1 -'"i I r Fi'gsl'13"andl4 are 'similar views of the delivery operatingoasshown inigs. and 190 so combinethese several parts that'aijmac'hiire is secured which will run withfew stoppages, comparatively little oversight and I produce a completed product? in Ci-uniform manner and at the same time willtake up; acomparatively small amount of floor, space. -=Tl11SlI1Veni3lOH also includes a practicaleficient and econom ical way of combining the subject matterof m'y prior applications for patent 'Ser1al No.

89,070, filed February 18, 1926,No." 655,777,

filed August/4, 1922, No. 7 52,642, filed November 28, 1,924, No; 81,761, filed January -1'6,

' Otherobjects and advantages'o-fthe"invention will appearherelnafter; A

Reference is to behad to the accompanying drawlngs'in which V 1 "'bearing forthe plate cylinder; 1 1 ;Fig. 6 is an end view fof the ink fountain "and assoc'iate-d parts; V .F

Fig.7is a similar vlew of an adjusting sup port'for one or the rollsofithe inkingmecha- 2170' 1115111; V 2 i. -I i :Figi8 is a side viewlof'the same takenzin I "former and associatedparts; g l I; Fig.--18-isan endviewof the same q F l is a frontviewof ai -press constructed l in accordance withthis inventiomshowing two press units and a folder unit arranged rm 1 i ignmentand driven right through by shaftin asingle line-;-

[Fig 2 is an enlarged view showing the at oor iefinkin'g mechanismshown' partly in sedtion'and including the printing couple; I -Figf5 is an edge VlBWfOftliQ the direction of the arrow 8 in :Fig; 'Z; a

Fig. '9 is a View looking in the same. direc- Fig. 10 is'a' side'view, of the parts in Fig; 7 with the iductor roll alsoshown Fig..1-1.is'a view of theend'of the fountain f so'- roll witliits bearing and ductor r011 operat-.; in gcarn' i i 3 Fi 1219 We showing the as be atiori bf the i ink drum-and distributing roll; and= l r eeed ve ys 1 'jFigj I trating parts larged scale;

'e i's ll and 'vi'w' time sa e iniig.

e e ii -1 31 en 'hand of ,necting partskbetween .the folderand-xthe Inca-rest press unit and alsiothe pathofthe' tio n of the "cam roll at the bottom of Fig.i .7 [Q s and its supporting fork; I

Fig' 15 's a eie'v ugn or the slitting: aef;

.- Fig." {17 -15 an. eieviubnfof th en iiiute i f Fig; 19 is 'a horizontaLcentra1 sectional i supporting 7.

7 view, partly in elevation, through the centers of the folding and cutting cylinders;

Fig. is an end view of the same;

Fig. 21 is an end view of the Web roll supporting and brake mechanism; and

Fig. 22 isan end elevation of; one end thereof.

I have illustrated two press units Ajand B, placed end to end, that is, with corre-.

spondi-ngfshaft's in alignment; These are also'shown'asprovided with a folder-G located at the end of one of the printing units.

In this case, the. drive is from amotor 10, on"

the top of a frame throughflabelt 11 and pulleys to the impression cylinder shaft 12 on one-ofthese units. Thermachine can be "driven by the'smaller motor 1O for threading in andpthe like. The shaft 12, by-gears in the-"usual w-ayi, 1 drives the plate cylinders shaft 13 in the same Lineman-1 the LlIlltB these shafts 17 drives anotheriprinting unit A and the other shaft18-fdrives the folder C.

Both the shafts 17 and 1'8are drivinglshafts. Y

The shaft17is an impression cylinder shaft. Itwillbeobvious that in addition to the units A and B I, can connect these .up with. other willjallowf 1 a All the press units and folders. are driven iunitsas desired. Thus this system can be extended as far as from a single mainshaft 12 on one ofthem,

:through an-unbrokeniline ofdriving shafts iings marked 7.-J: -In each of these places the:

arrangedendto end-rand in alignment and -Withoutany gears'of any sort, or otherirelativly movable parts,v for transmitting the power fromlone to another. These driving shafts,-as: well as the main shaft, are all located atthe same level na'mely the-level of all the impression cylinders; sorvertical shafts arefehmlnatednwlth their gears'k a This machine is set up throughoutinaac- .cordance with the process set .eforth in my T'PatentNo. 154983769; grantedlJuneQt, 1924.

' For example it Wll1'.b6 seenein Fig; 3- that there" are 'a number 'ofiseats on' thel drawparts of the frame are connected together by the casting of the seats Ton the two; connected 7 Pa ts er hefieen s e m t y: t

casting of bearings.8"invaccordance,with said patent; Inthiswa-y the parts ofthemafehine are assembled without finishing and thusat a1 material savingincost, Noise 7 of vibration is also reduced as, it isitran'smittedf from one saw another. Ihave'use'd numerals and 8 to designatethese forms 'ofconnec tion throughout the several sheets of draw ings and without refi eries-to the'shape and special construction of the various seats and bearings 'to" whichit' is applied. The 'mapractical considerations 1 "top andbottom Thesoftmetal seats transmit the vibrations practicallyi without noise andin fact-diminish the amplitude of vibra- 7 cated above the base and supported thereon by four or more soft metal seats 7. These parts 2 of the printing unitiframes carry the printing couples and inking mechanism.

Above these frames 2 are frames 3 supported soft metal seats and carrying means for conducting the web away from the printing couples'and slitting it. p 7

The 'foldlngmachine frame '9' and The; spaces between are-filled with soft described above. The other'frames 4 and 5 are connected inithe same. way; These frames are some of them utilized-for other purposes Zas will-appear;buttheyserve as braces and the several pressunit framesare connected together by bases 4 at the bottom and" by frames 5 and-t} at the top. These several framesare united with the bases '1, or the frames-8 by soft metal seats? at theirends', Take for in stance the frame 6. It is shorter than the distance between the framed-of thepri'nlting unit and the frame 9 of the folding unit. The surfacesthat are closelyfadjacentvtoeach other in the assembled structure are cast with depressions tobe filled, instead of projections to, be finished. These dovetaileddepressions are used in the 'conditioninwhich they. are 7 cast. metal-in the fornrof seats'isuchas'have been ties to' connect the' frames together'rigidly at tionm Bolts are introduced through them,- or

other fastening devices; as may, be vdesired,

but are not described herein in detail as they ent above mentioned.

- For supporting the two printing couples 1 provide arseriespofstuds 21;.011 each-bf 22 and extending -L1p'warclly.from the studs.

' Eachofthese bearing plates carries afbearing'afor one of the cylinders 50 tl atnthese cylinders are supported "ta-hereby. on. the Qfraine'Q there are projections '23:thro'ugh iwhich extends a screw redid; one oficourse L being!'located atTeach side of'the machine. Each fscrewirod passes through perforations ilrthe' bearing-plates: 22, the perforations belng located 1nthe pro ecti'ons extending up 'fromthe bearing plates. Theperf r'atiOns the bearingplates for the impression" cylinders 19 andtl1e';perforations in thebearing plates for the plate cylinders 20" are smooth. Bymeans ofnuts25 the, impressioncylinder I bearings are forced-up.gagainst the projec 1 *tions 23 firmly. By means of adjusting col V lars 26-the position of each plate 'cylinderis adjusted alongfthe irodwfixin 'afmo'st convenientand si'mple'away. In this way. all

a MP1 t1 1 d four Qi 1e c5 111C e s areaccura e y oc te wh-ich'is' pivotally supported tjbearing plate 7 cylinder and the ink dr um 29 and are driven and-solidly fixediwith respect to the; frame and "the pressure between the" cylinders of each-couple is regulated.- Also--the drlve is through a"stationary,: non-adjustable, im

pression cylinder-shaft; V

the usual distributing-rollers 6n the driving shaft 13' isa gear mesh ing with a gear 32 whichis carried by a shaft or'stud and drives a gear on the shaft 33 i on which :the'ink drum 29v isniountedd This shaft isalso provided with abevel gearzBl -drivi-nglanotherrbevel gear on an inclined shaft 35 which, by spiralgears 3 6, drives the ink fountain roll 37.' This is located in the ink fountain 38 mounted on projections 39.

I The ink fountain is shown as provided with a regulating blade39e made up of a plurality V of sections, each adjusted independently bya screw 40. These blades are readilyadjust ableand accessible from the outside of the machine. The adjustmentscrews4l0, Which preferably are located one'toeach column, are

supported on a carrier tlfwhich is 'fiXedon the 1nkfounta1n38.

-' The form roll is adjusted substantially radially with respect to theink drum by'ad- "justing screws 43 carried-in threaded sockets 44 carried by the frame and adjusted by means of spanners applied to nuts 45 on these screws, wh chengage bearing members AC6 en the shafts of th form-rolls. In this waf/ the form rolls are .moved toward "and from the in-kdrum andadjustedto have the proper ip'ressure thereon.

'- Also mounted on the frame 2 at opposite ends are a pair of projections 48 abutting vertical screws 49 for adjustinga supporting frame "50 ateach end; This adjustmentmoves the 5 form: roll substantially to and from the platecylinder; li lhebearing memberflG carriesa hinged cap'tofacilitate the removal ofthe'for'm roll';'this cap is-h'eld securely in'the locked u'p position by a clamp- --ingscrew 51. v

1 The distributing rollers arevibrated' longitudinally by spiral gears" 53. connecting the shaft ofthe-ink drum with a transverse shaft 54 on which is an eccentric pin 55 operating a bellcrank '56. pivoted on the' fram'e. This 'bell 'crank entersacolla'r. 5 7 on the shaft of 1 the distributing roll-.1 Preferably: each alternate distributing "roll is operated in this way.

The ink is'supplied from the fountain roll -37 to theink drurn 29 by ductor roll-60.

This'ductor-roll is mounted on a frame'made up --of arms "59 eXtendin'g -radially from a shaft 61" and adjustable circumferentially by adjustingscrews 581 The arms-59 have open "sided bearings for the ends of the ductor roll 60." -The shaft 61 ismou'nted-on the frame Fixedon the shaft ofthe fountain roll37 v a ser1es .of-cam surfaces which are'w1 der';at V .one' endxthan'iattheother. -Three-sets of these surfaces are-shown and they co-operate with-the roll 70'. WVhen the :roll 70'is atthe varied.

and extends 'tothe outside of the frame 1 where. it is provided withzan arm 62 and an .91111363. .This arm 62' isprovided with opposite semi-cylindrical recesses-'for'theshaft 61 towhich it is secured by. bolts64 QIIFthe-arm 63, which is free tooscillate on the shaft 61 can be swung around to turn thescrew and nove alongit a'yoke69 carrying a cam roll' is a ductor roll camzil. It is provided with outer end of itstravel itwill contact withthe 71. This part ofthe camisofsuc'h-a nature :small'end-Iof the raised. port ons of thecam V as to'allow this roll to' be carried to itsextreme position away from thej shaft of the:

fountain roll37 only a very short "period of time, three times per revolution;- This means 7 that'the ductor roll 60 ,Will engage the ink I drum a minimum length of time during each imum loss of unprinted sheets. I

' op tion-in amy madman The parts of the inking'mechanism are driveniin substantially the usual waywand theyoperateasfollows The ink-'isfregulated I revolution but it will engage it just as many 1 times asif, it were adjusted to the. other. end ofthe screw 67. In that case the fductor-roll 6O willengage the" ink drum throughout almost all of' the revolution, being dropped from that position briefiyi three times per revolution.- ,vThus bylthis variation-of the in- 'tervalor cycle; during I-jvhichthe ductor'isin pcon'tact withthe fountain roll, theamount of {ink-suppl tothe distributionsystem can be. gprings 72Qtendconstantly to pull Qthe d'uctor roll toward the ink fountainiroll and the roll 70'towardthe cam 71; Adjust; ingscrews .65 are adj'ustedgto regulate the location of the arm 63 on the shaft 61." They I provide a: positive, connection of that arm *with' the shaft although it is loosely mounted tain roll 37 is a' ratchet 75 engaged-bye spring pressed pawl 76 carried; by the ink j" V. fountain. jThe-purposeof"drivingthe'foun-q j; r tain roll througha; ratchetconnection rather than a' solidly geared connectionistopermit V the manualrotation of the fountain ro-llforwardly beforethe ipow'er is'vsupplied to the press. so that the ink, cangbe brought ;,up :through the distribution system with a on. the surface of the inkfountain roll 37lby 'the blades. 39. each one bein'g adjusted individually and each accessible from the outside'of the press,- these;fountain/rolls and i their fountains being located on the outer sides of the two inking mechanisms for each unit: The ink is deliveredfrom the ink fountainroll' intermittently to the ductor 72 which are adjustable as to their pulling 7 power.;-* The distributor rolls, -.or part of them, -are. vibrated longitudinally, as has been explained; to more thoroughly .distrib *utefthe'ink on the-surface :of the ink drum. This drum as usual delivers a film of the desired thickness to the two form rolls 28 which are adjustedsinproper relationship to the inkdrum and-the plate cylinder in V the convenient mannenexplained. a

l vi0 H V I webs'ugop-ly g g Having de'scribedthe :inking mechanism infull, I will now describe the-supply. of the web to the printing couples in the course of "the web-through the printing part of the machine in-each unit. Each printing frame 'is' provided with a part which supports the web roll B.. This support comprises bearings 'open at the rear and side for receiving'the spindle 81 of the web roll. This spindle is first locatedin a pair of notches 82 in a pair of roll lifting levers 83 which are pivoted on *theframe. These levers are lifted to bring the roll up to a position where it will roll'down on a pair of flat surfaces 8 1 and into the bearings 80. r l 4 The spindle 81"" is' provided at one end with'a brake device comprising a pair of cones 85 and sector shaped concave brakes 86 These brakes are mounted on 311118 87 One of these arms is provided with a screw' -which are pivoted on stu ds'88 andare con- {nected by a cross piece 89 throughwhich 1 passes a screw 90 operated bya hand wheel 91 F Bylthis means the brakes are brought: to

7 central position and during running regulate side register. The twofpivotedlarins 87 are located on opposite sides'ofthe'splndleso the brakes are also locatedonopposite sides.

92- w'hich passes through poppet 93 in the ether: and is operated. by'- a: hand wheel 94.

By turning. the hanchwheel 94-13l1e1 brakes can' be applied with any-desired degree of pressure; I r

The web TV passes from the roll R over a "tension roll 95 "which is held-in a pair of brackets 96 on the frame and pressed into a U-shaped' portionof the web to'tighten it by springs 97. I The tension of the spring 1 -a'djustableby handnuts 98 'These :parts are shown inFigsx21'jto 22., i f .The web WMpasses ,ovenidler-rolls 99 and lively.

handle. operator then swings the handle backto a :through the printing couple asusual as shown in Fig. 3 receives impressions on both sides. Then it passes up to a slitter roll 100 which is driven from a sprocket wheel 101 on the shaft 12 of one impression cylinder. Above this cylinder roll on theframe 3 are brackets carrying a shaft 102. On this shaft are fixed arms 103 which carry a lever 104. On

this lever is a fork havinga shaft across it. and carrying a rotary slitter 105. In fixed position on the shaft 102is an arm 107. This arm, by a spring pressed pm 108 and poppet,

engages the end of the lever 104 and normally forces the slitter into contact with the Slit.

ter roll 100 which-is mounted in fixed bearings on the frame 3.- *The web VV comes up over the slitter roll and, in the'position illuster as it passes over.

Fixed on the shaft 102 is dle 109 to which is pivoted a spring-pressed handl-atch 110 which is provided with a locking bolt'lllguidedin a lug 112 on the operating hane V trated, is slit into two equal parts by the'slithandle 109. This locking bolt-is adapted to engage in either one of a. pair of notches 113 on a projecting arm ll lfixedto the bracket 106.. In the position shown in Fig.

16 thebolt' engages one of these notches to hold the slitter against the slitting roll posi- Inorder to remove the slitter the operator graspsithe end .ofthe handle 109 and the latch 110 and pulls the latter toward the This releases the bolt 1111- T e positionfwhere the bolt can. enter theother notch 11S and hold the. slitter awayffromithef slitterrolL- But at all times the sprin soft metal seat'7. r Bothof the printing press units A and'B' are provided withthe same mechanism and the elements or' frames 5 'a'ndyfi .are provided 1 with rolls 115 forguiding the two halves-of the web wlovertoward the folder. 10. Some I of these rolls for guiding the web from the r.

unit A are located on the top .of-the-frame 3 011 the unit.B.-' s

; reference to FigIQfit will besee n that the webs NV andl/W, are dividedin two and 1 call the extra webs and- W They are [brought along up to the dragrollillfi insubstantiallythe same relationship' as; that in which they left the slitter 100, being carried over) turning bars; The are separated at some po ntan the rtravel andare' guided over pfour separate'compensator, rollers 117. These compensator rollers -lneach case aremounted 1.;

onlevers 117?, one, end-of each of which is providedwith .a jpoppet and; screw: thread on ,the pin 108 is ready to force the slitter ack, .to operative position.. a It will be noted that the bracket- 106 fixed on the frame ;3 ;by a

for receiving (an adjusting'screw 118 which is operated bfyia hand wheel; 119 fixed thereon. "Four-o .these aredndicated in Fig .;2

' folding 7 cylinder.

.mounted on the frame 6.-

for the separate adjustment of the four webs into which the two webs have been shtted in the manner-described. These parts are r-sprocket wheel which, by an-chain, 121

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i V The shaft 124 is carri d drives a shaft 116. The chain; passes over idler sprockets 122,.bothmounted on a frame 123 pivoted for adjustment. 8 V r 1 V I i by brackets v125 fixed to the frame by seats? and carries a bevelgear 126 which is driven by a'bevel gear 127 on the shaft 116. Carried by the brack-" ets 125 at the two'ends of the folding machine is a shaft 128 extending-across onwhich are fixedan'arm 129, an arm 130 and an operat ing lever 131. This operating lever has an arcuate slot 132 into which extends a screw, 133 having a-projection at the end by which it is screwed up to hold up the lever 131 in any position in which it is placed. The arm 130 has a hole through it for the pin 134 which is pressedby a spring'against a shaft 135 through which the pin passes. I One end of the lever 135 is bifurcated and provided with holes for carrying the shaft 135. This shaft is free to rotate and is adapted to re'-' ceivei 'the threaded endof the pm 134. This pin has a head 136 which can be pulled down to take the pressure ofa spring 137. Normally the spring forces the lever upwardly at that end and forces a propeller roll 138 down on the surface of the drag roll 116; It will be seen that three of these propellers 138 are shown across the machine (see Fig. 13) and they can be all operated simultaneously by the operating lever 131 and'each one of them can be released by its nut or. head'136' independently of the others i This drag roll islocated in position to 're-' ceive half the width of web from the presses and as each web isslit in two parts it carries four webs. 'It delivers the slit webs to the former 139 and through forming rolls 140 and nipping rolls 142; One of the latter is yieldingly pressed against the other by a spring pressed pin 143. The web goes down through these between the folding fcylinder 145 and the cutting and collecting cylinder 146 which constitutes a part of thecouple, It will be remembered that the folding cylinder shaft 18 is coupled by the coupling 15 directly to the impression cylinder shaft-of the adjacent'printingunit. Also the'sprock' et wheel 120 on the shaft 18 drives. the drag roll. The shaft 18 is: mounted on the frame 9.]oy soft metalbearings at both. ends and also the cutting and collecting 'cylinder i146- Y The folded productpasses between 7 of folding rolls 1.7 5 centered below the:fold-- 7 ing cylinder and mountedabove Ion twolcross has its shaft mountedon the frame by similarbeari'ngs so that there need be no finishing of the frame in order toset theseshaftsand cylinders in proper position thereon The Shaft 18 is providedwi h ageari 141f which drives a gear 144 'on the; shaft ofthe. cutting cylinder 146 to drive-thes'ameix- A gear 147 fixed on the} shaft 18 drives a gear 148 loose 011 the 'shaf of the cutting cylinder 146. The gear148 is provided with a cam groove 150 which operates a, roll 151011 fan" 7 arm 152 carried by'thepin s.haft 153..*,This shaft also has arms 154 which,-in accordance with the action of the cam, drives the pin rods 155. The pins operate in substantially the usual way in the usual guides;- Theicut-v v ting cylinder is iprovidedwith fa knifef 156 and cheek-block 1157 which are} located, and

operated as described in myapplications;

above identified. Thefolding, and nipping rollsarje driven by a sp'rocket chain'158from a sprocket wheel 159 on the shaft of the-cub ting cylinder."

VMounted about the shaft-of the folding cylinder is-a' cam 160 fixed on the frame and having an internal ca-m surface for operat'ing two rollers'161.- Theserollers areon an arm 162 oarried by opposite-longitudinal shafts V 163 on the folding cylinder... Arms'164eX- tend outwardly on theoppositesides ofithIese shafts and in opposited-irections. ,"They are connected together by a spring 165across the rollers 161 outwardly incontact with the internal cam 160. These shafts 163 also have arms: 166 for; operatin the pinxro'ds i167 mounted in guides 168', for'performing the usual function of cylinder. 7 v

Alsomounted on :oneofc the soft metal bearings 8 and fixed to the frame 9 by a screw 170 is a stationary gear- 171 which, as the folding cylinderrotates, operates, through a end of the cylinderto-normally;h,oldithesethe pins on'the folding I single intermediate,"two gears 17 2carried by the cylinder. on shafts 173. These'shafts are mounted on a part :ofthe cylinder by soft metal'bearings 8r constr'ucte'd like'the other bearings of this kind. 1 The. shafts 173 carry 7 the usual folding blades 174and operate them to bring *them' into-the proper positionifor nov f,

foldin at the bottom-of thefolding cylinder 7 as is well understood in this art. 1 V.

a pair rods 176 by means of dep'endin'g frames 1771 Onelofthese frames is'fi Xed and the other is" pressed lupon bya'pair of springs-173ml guide rods 179 which keep the rolls in close Contact; The stationary folding rollqfis driven the chain 158. The adjustab'le fold' v ing'roll is driven from the stationary'one by c f course is delivered to a fan 180; I This fanismounted on a shaft 181 which is driven by a. chain 182 from a sprocket wheel 183 on the shaft of the cutting cylinder 1 16. The fan shaft is mounte-d'in hearings on the frame 9 preferably by means of metal bearings 8 as previouslydescribed and its blades are dethe product into the fan and stops the rotation-of the product when it reachesthe lowermost point. The upper end of the guide is fixed to one of two rods 186' and the bottom' on the shaft 191 011191. a I I have shown tighteners 187 for thechain 182 and 188 for the chain189 which drives a sprocket wheel'190 from the fan beltshaft V the; folding cylinder shaft 18.

181. The sprocket wheel 190 is on a shaft v191 on which is'the counter: disci192 This counter disc has the usual notch 193 for'the counting roll 19 1. This roll is mounted on an arm pivoted on ashaft 195 and held against the edge of the counter disc 192 by a spring 196; The spring 'isadju'st'able" by means'of' a slot 197inthe end for a bolt by which theend is held to a. lug 198 on the frame. The shaft 195 supports the guide 185 which extends up between the vanes'of the fan for the usual purpose.

The'delivery belts199 are carried by a set of pulleys 200 on the shaft 191 and a set of pulleys 201 carried by ashaftmounted on a air of brackets 202 constituting a tape deivery'frame which is detachable and adapted to be fixed on either side of the main frame 9. These brackets 202arehung on ashaft 204 and have extended lugs 203 for engaging against the frame'of the'machine. On this cross shaft also are arms 205 carrying tight ener'pulleys 206 for the delivery belts 199. It-will be seen from Fig. 148 that theseparts are designed to deliver thejproducts at the left} in bunches as stated. This counter worksjin the usual way and thep apers come down to the same andarestopped-by the guide 186. Theyar e' dropped the fan on the delivery belts- 199 and bunched in bunches of'f50 or- 100,01 any other numberv as'may be provided for by the setting of the counter in its construction. Now referring toFigs. 13 and 13 will be seen that the delivery mechanism 'is rea versed but the same elements are employed.

In the first place the fan 180 ista-ken off its,

shaft and turned around end for end. The drive'forthe is changed so that the driving chain 182, or if-desired a difierent chain 182*, is. driven from a'sprocket wheel 181'? on This obviously reverses the direction of the 'fan' and causes the fan to deliver in the opposite.idi-

follows: 7

' The guides 185aretaken'ofi" the shaft 195 and put onthe shaft 195*. The counter and connected parts are takenoif the shaft 191, reversed, and put onthe shaft 191*. The roll 194 and its arm on the shaft 195 is placed on the shaft 195*. It is connected as before with the spring 196 but that'spring extends in the opposite direction and instead'of being con nected with-the lug 198 itis connected with thelug 198*" on the same'side of the frame.

Likewise the tightener 188 which is mounted onthe bolt. that connects' the. spring with the lug is placed on the lug 198 and performs the a same fLlIlOtlOIlvOIl the belt 189 as before but is on the opnosite'side, The chain tightener 187 also is usedfor the same chain 182 butin a different position. a-Thereversal of the fan" of course necessitates the reversal of. the guides 186. For that purpose they are re moved frOm/theshaft 191 andputlon the shaft 191.' The papers are stopped going in the opposite direction,but in the same position at the bottom of the fan by the guides 186 located in the new'place.

V In this way it willbe seen that thereversal of the delivery can be broughtahout in a very simple way by turning the fan end for-end and reversing the counter. with its PELKSRHC];

the guides,.etc. Also the brackets 202'are reversed and put on the other end of the 1511a? chine. If it is desired to support the longer 7 delivery belts at apoint betweenpulleys 200 and 201, a' set of pulleys 207 are used. They are mounted on brackets 208 similar to; the brackets'202 pivoted onthe same shaft and having lugs; 209 at the bottom, performing the same functions as the lugs 203;

It will be seen therefore thatfthe. folding machine is. driven directly from "oneof" the printing couple shafts of the printing mit:

but the reversal of the delivery is an important improvement and there are new details V of construction. Itwillbe observed that the:

parts are-so associated as to permit of high speed and economical assembly of f the ma. chine. Thls folderfsa'dapted t-obe' set "up" with high speed printing pressfunitsa'ndto receive the nroductsof a plurallty of them. I i

and deliver their. products in the :formfof completednewspaper sections at a veryhigh' speed all counted automatically. 4 T i K No claim isma-de herein to the inking me "i anism orfolding mechanisnrby themsel s3 as they constitutethe subject matter of dirt sional applications, Serial *No.405, 505i, filed Nov. 7, 1929, and; Serial N0.;4:07,963, fil d November 18,1929. r l V Although I have illustrated and described only a single formofthe invention I am aware of the fact" that modifications canbe made therein by any person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims. ,Therefore, I do not wishto be'limited to all thc details ofconstruction herein shown and described, but what I do claim is 1. In a printing machine,the combination of a plurality of-complete printing presses each constituting 1 a printing unit, with means for'connecting. the impression cylinder shaft in each of said units together end to end in alignment, means for'running the several units from these shafts, a pair of plate cylinder shafts beyond the two impression cylinder shafts, means for individually 1 adjusting the plate cylinder shafts'about eccentric axes toward and from the impression cylinder shafts and securing them in their position, of a plate cylinder shaft located adjacent thereto and mounted to swing on a longitudinal axis below it toward and from the impression cylinder, and means for adjusting the plate cylinder shaft about its pivot laterally and fixing'itin adjusted position to secure the desired pressure between the two cylinders after the two units are coupled together.

3. In a printing machine, the combination of a plurality of complete printing presses each constituting a printing unit, and a folding unit, with means for connecting a shaft in each of said units together end to end in alignment, means for running the several units from these shafts, saidshafts in the printing unit being the impression cylinder shafts, each of said impression cylinder shafts being mounted tos'wing on a pivot below it, a pair of plate cylinder shafts beyond the two impression. cylinder shafts, means for individually adjusting the plate cylinder shafts about eccentric axes toward and from the impression cylinder shafts and securing them in their adjusted positions, andmeans for holding the impressioncylinder shafts in a definite fixed position, whereby the'impression cylinder shafts of the several print-' ing units can be lined up with the folding means for clamping I unit andthe plate cylinders can be adjusted independently thereafter.

4. In a printing press, a plurality of units of the press, each having a mam shaft coupled to the main shaft of the next unit end to end, one of said units the combination of being a printing unit and its main shaft constituti-ng theshaft ofone of-theimpression 7 cylinders, said shaft being mounted on Y pivotsbelow it and being movablelaterally on .thepivots, means for fixing the'bearings of said shaft in stationary position against aside. wallof the frame of the'machine .to v

hold it rigidly in'position, a plate cylinder shaft-located parallel thereto and mounted to swing on'pivots below it, meansfor ad,

justing-the bearings of the plate cylindershaft about said pivots to secure the desired contact withthe impression cylinder and for fixingit in adjusted position, inking mecha- 1 nism, and -means for driving the inking mechanism from the plate-cylinder shaft.

ments of that unit, ofan' element between 5, Ina'printing machine, the combination w th two printing press units, each-having aseparate. frame for supporting the ele;

them for connecting. them together, the ad-.

jacent portions of the connecting element and the printing press frames provided with depressions'fillcd with soft metal forming uniting seats for said adjacent'portions and aperfect iit at each point and also provid- 7 ing a "noiseless connection.- I

6. In a printing machine, the combination with a plurality of units,comprisingv print-. 7 ing press units anda folding unit having frames, with elements connecting the frames of said units and secured theretoby relatively "softmetal cast seats between the adjacent portions of the frame, and elements, thus avoiding machine finishing at these points,

-also anois eless connection. 7 u 7. In a printing machine, the combination with a pr nting unit comprising a frame and and providing a perfect iitat each point and printing elements thereon, ofa foldingunit.

comprising a frame and folding elements thereon,elements between the two frames ofa length less than the distance between the two frames or connecting them, said connecting elements and the printing unit frame and I folding frame all having cast surfaces of soft metal, and seats cast into the spaces left between the said frames and elements in each instance for completing the connection and se curelyfastening the two-frames together.

8. In a printing machine, the combination with printing units and a folding unit, of a base for each unit, means comprising portions of soft metal for uniting said bases to provide a noiseless perfect fitting connection, and

similar means for: mounting the main parts] of-the frames of the several units on their respective bases! I I I v 9. In: a printing press,the combination of a ion 

